Whether you're a student looking to ship your most ambitious work, a partner organization looking to plug into UCSD's AI ecosystem, a faculty member, or an industry team — there's a path in.
Students actively contributing to RAIN initiatives — research projects, hackathons, and partner-org collaborations.
ApplyHigh-performing members working on advanced research projects or startups via the RAIN / Poseidon Fellowship.
Fellowship detailsAffiliated student orgs integrated into the RAIN network — co-hosted events, shared talent, and aligned programming.
Partner with usProfessors formally participating in RAIN initiatives — research direction, lab access, and structured engagement.
Affiliate as facultyApply to the founding cohort. We'll match you to a research track, a partner org, or a founder team based on what you want to build.
RAIN is built as an integrator — not a replacement. Partner organizations stay independent, and gain a coordinated layer over student talent, faculty, and industry.
RAIN brings curated student teams into your research initiatives — capstone work, sponsored projects, whitepapers, and seminar programming.
Sponsor a track. Drop a problem statement. Run a hackathon. Recruit directly from a curated talent pool of applied AI builders.
Tell us who you are and what you want to build. We'll get back within a week and match you to the right track.
Anything not covered by the form above — drop us a line.
rain@ucsd.edu →Sponsorship, recruiting, problem statements, and fellowships.
partners@rain.ucsd.edu →Joining the federation, co-hosted events, shared programming.
orgs@rain.ucsd.edu →